The electric case trimmers and case prep tools look really nice, but way out of my budget, especially for my low quantity of reloads. It would never make "economic sense" to spend that kind of money. I purchased a Lee Zip Trim a few months ago and have really like it. However, I started looking for ways to hook a motor up to one online and didn't find anything. I found some other DIY motor driven case trimmer, but when all was said and done it was nearly $200. I asked my father in law for a small motor and he delivered from his garage stash. I mounted it to my table aligned with my Zip Trim and used a vacuum cleaner belt to move the power. The belt is loose, but if its tight it doesn't run. However, it doesn't slip off either. No modifications were made to the Zip Trim, I can remove the belt and run it as it came.
Here is a link to the video of a 223 case trim, chamfer and deburr:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ohQB5EoT0E
All comments and suggestions are welcome. I didn't have a mentor for my reloading or anyone to show me first hand. Just read a lot here and in the books and watched a lot of other videos on youtube. If I'm doing something wrong or something I can improve please let me know.
Here is a link to the video of a 223 case trim, chamfer and deburr:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ohQB5EoT0E
All comments and suggestions are welcome. I didn't have a mentor for my reloading or anyone to show me first hand. Just read a lot here and in the books and watched a lot of other videos on youtube. If I'm doing something wrong or something I can improve please let me know.